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Military aircraft types

A page for each type MILRADAR follows closely, with live positions, operators and callsign notes. Counts are aircraft transmitting ADS-B right now — an airframe with its transponder off does not appear.

143 types tracked · 83 airborne now

Airlift

Moving cargo and people, from tactical strips to strategic routes.

A400M Atlas A400

Tactical and strategic airlift 2 up

Government and military transport 0 up

An-32 Cline AN32

Tactical airlift 0 up

C-130 Hercules C130

Tactical airlift 3 up

C-130J Super Hercules C30J

Tactical airlift 5 up

C-146A Wolfhound D328

Special operations transport 0 up

C-17 Globemaster III C17

Strategic and tactical airlift 7 up

C-2 Greyhound C2

Carrier onboard delivery 0 up

C-212 Aviocar C212

Light tactical transport 0 up

C-27J Spartan C27J

Tactical airlift 2 up

Tactical airlift and maritime patrol 2 up

C-5M Super Galaxy C5M

Strategic airlift 0 up

Tactical airlift and maritime patrol 0 up

Cessna 208 Caravan C208

Light utility transport and surveillance 0 up

DHC-6 Twin Otter DHC6

Light utility transport 0 up

Light transport 0 up

Il-76 Candid IL76

Strategic airlift 0 up

Government transport 0 up

KC-390 Millennium E390

Tactical airlift and aerial refuelling 1 up

Kawasaki C-2 KC2

Strategic and tactical airlift 0 up

L-410 Turbolet L410

Light transport and training 1 up

PC-6 Porter PC6T

Light utility transport 0 up

PZL M28 Skytruck M28

Light transport and maritime patrol 2 up

Tankers

Aerial refuelling — the aircraft that keep everything else airborne.

Aerial refuelling and transport 0 up

Aerial refuelling and transport 3 up

KC-135 Stratotanker K35R

Aerial refuelling 0 up

KC-46 Pegasus B762

Aerial refuelling and transport 2 up

Surveillance and command

Radar, signals intelligence and airborne command posts.

Bayraktar TB2 BTB2

Armed reconnaissance drone 0 up

C-135 Family C135

Special mission and test 0 up

Carrier-based airborne early warning 0 up

E-3 Sentry E3TF

Airborne early warning and control 0 up

E-3F Sentry E3CF

Airborne early warning and control 0 up

E-4B Nightwatch B742

Airborne command post 0 up

E-6B Mercury E6

Airborne command post and submarine communications 0 up

E-7 Wedgetail E737

Airborne early warning and control 0 up

Medium-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance 1 up

Armed reconnaissance drone 0 up

RC-135 Rivet Joint R135

Signals intelligence 0 up

RQ-4 Global Hawk Q4

High-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance 0 up

Saab 340 / S 100D Argus SF34

Airborne early warning and transport 0 up

U-2 Dragon Lady U2

High-altitude reconnaissance 0 up

Maritime patrol

Submarine hunting and long-range search over water.

ATR 72 / P-72A AT76

Maritime patrol and transport 0 up

Kawasaki P-1 P1

Maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare 0 up

Maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare 0 up

P-8 Poseidon P8

Maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare 1 up

S-2 Turbo Tracker S2T

Aerial firefighting and former anti-submarine warfare 0 up

Combat aircraft

Fighters, bombers and attack aircraft — rarely visible, see each page.

A-10 Thunderbolt II A10

Close air support 0 up

A-29 Super Tucano E314

Light attack and counter-insurgency 0 up

Aerial firefighting and light attack 0 up

Strategic bomber 0 up

Stealth strategic bomber 0 up

B-52 Stratofortress B52

Strategic bomber 0 up

Eurofighter Typhoon EUFI

Multirole fighter 0 up

F-14 Tomcat F14

Carrier-based interceptor 0 up

Air superiority and strike fighter 0 up

F-16 Fighting Falcon F16

Multirole fighter 0 up

F-22 Raptor F22

Air superiority fighter 0 up

F-35 Lightning II F35

Stealth multirole fighter 0 up

F/A-18 Hornet F18H

Multirole fighter 0 up

F/A-18 Super Hornet F18S

Carrier-based multirole fighter 0 up

V/STOL attack 0 up

JAS 39 Gripen SB39

Multirole fighter 0 up

Multirole fighter 0 up

Mirage 2000 MIR2

Multirole fighter 0 up

Fighter and adversary training 0 up

OV-10 Bronco V10

Forward air control and light attack 0 up

Multirole fighter 0 up

Su-27 Flanker SU27

Air superiority fighter 0 up

Strike and electronic combat 0 up

Tu-160 Blackjack T160

Strategic bomber 0 up

Tu-95 Bear TU95

Strategic bomber and maritime patrol 0 up

Helicopters and tiltrotors

Low, local and under-reported: ADS-B struggles to hear them.

AH-64 Apache H64

Attack helicopter 1 up

AS332 Super Puma AS32

Medium transport and combat search and rescue 1 up

AS350 Écureuil AS50

Light utility helicopter 0 up

AW101 Merlin EH10

Medium-lift, anti-submarine and search and rescue helicopter 0 up

Light utility and training helicopter 0 up

AW119 Koala A119

Light utility and training helicopter 1 up

Medium utility helicopter 2 up

AW149 / AW189 A189

Medium transport helicopter 0 up

Light-intermediate utility helicopter 0 up

Medium utility helicopter 0 up

CH-148 Cyclone S92

Shipborne anti-submarine helicopter 0 up

CH-47 Chinook H47

Heavy-lift helicopter 0 up

CH-53 Sea Stallion H53

Heavy-lift helicopter 0 up

CH-53E Super Stallion H53S

Heavy-lift helicopter 0 up

Eurocopter Tiger TIGR

Attack helicopter 0 up

Light utility and training helicopter 0 up

H160M Guépard H160

Light multirole helicopter 0 up

KUH-1 Surion SURN

Medium utility helicopter 0 up

Light observation and special operations 0 up

MD Explorer EXPL

Police, rescue and utility helicopter 0 up

MH-65 Dolphin AS65

Search and rescue 0 up

Medium transport helicopter 0 up

Medium transport and naval helicopter 1 up

PZL W-3 Sokol W3

Medium utility helicopter 0 up

UH-1H Iroquois UH1

Utility helicopter 0 up

UH-1N Twin Huey B212

Utility helicopter 0 up

UH-60 Black Hawk H60

Utility and assault helicopter 1 up

UH-72 Lakota EC45

Light utility helicopter 2 up

V-22 Osprey V22

Tiltrotor assault transport 0 up

Westland Lynx LYNX

Naval and battlefield helicopter 0 up

Trainers

The most numerous military aircraft in the air on a working day.

CT-114 Tutor CL41

Display flying and training 0 up

F-5 Tiger II F5

Adversary training and light fighter 0 up

Grob G120TP G12T

Basic flight training 10 up

Grob Tutor G115

Elementary flight training 1 up

KT-1 Woongbi KT1

Basic training and light attack 0 up

L-39 Albatros L39

Jet training and light attack 2 up

M-346 Master M346

Advanced jet training and light attack 0 up

Advanced turboprop training 9 up

PC-7 Turbo Trainer PC7

Basic flight training 0 up

Advanced turboprop training 0 up

PZL-130 Orlik PZ3T

Basic flight training 0 up

Basic training and light attack 0 up

T-34C Turbo Mentor T34T

Primary flight training 0 up

Advanced jet training 0 up

T-45 Goshawk HAWK

Advanced carrier-capable jet training 0 up

T-6 Texan II TEX2

Primary flight training 0 up

Basic and advanced training 0 up

Utility and government transport

Staff jets, liaison turboprops and heads of state.

BN-2T Defender BN2T

Light utility and surveillance 0 up

Beech 1900 B190

Utility transport 1 up

C-12 Huron BE20

Utility transport and liaison 5 up

C-21A Learjet LJ35

Staff transport and medical evacuation 1 up

C-26 Metroliner SW4

Utility transport and surveillance 0 up

Government and VIP transport 0 up

C-37 (Gulfstream V) GLF5

Government and VIP transport 1 up

C-40 Clipper B737

Transport and government travel 0 up

CL-415 Superscooper CL2T

Aerial firefighting 0 up

Dash 8 Q400 DH8D

Aerial firefighting and transport 0 up

Dornier 228 D228

Utility transport and maritime surveillance 2 up

Embraer ERJ-135 E135

Government transport 0 up

Embraer ERJ-145 E145

Transport, surveillance and early warning 0 up

Falcon 2000 F2TH

Government transport and surveillance 0 up

Government transport and maritime surveillance 0 up

Falcon 900 F900

Government transport and utility 3 up

Global 6000 GLEX

Government transport and special mission 2 up

Gulfstream G650 GLF6

Government transport and special mission 2 up

King Air 350 B350

Utility transport and surveillance 1 up

King Air 90 BE9L

Light utility transport and training 0 up

Pilatus PC-12 PC12

Utility transport and surveillance 2 up

Government transport and crew training 0 up

Government and military transport 0 up

Government transport 0 up

UC-35 Citation C560

Utility and staff transport 0 up

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